The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-13
AN ACT


and providing penalties for the injury
and destruction of forests.
SECTION l. Be Ii enacted de-, That, in
consideration of the public benefit to DO
derived from the planting and cultivation
of forest or timber trees. the owner or
owners of any land i'll this Commonwealth
planted with forest or timber trees. in
number not less than twelve hundred 10
the acre, shall, on making due proof there
of, be entitled to receive, annually from
the commissioners of their respective
counties, during the period that the said
trees are maintained in sound condition
upon the said laad, the following sums of
money:
For period of ten years after the land
has been so planted, a sum equal to nine
ty per centum of all taxes annually as
sessed and paid upon the said land. or so
much of the said ninety per centum as
shall not exceed the sum of forty-five
cents per acre.
For a second period of ten years. a sum
equal to eighty per centum of the said
taxes, or so much of the said eighty per
eentum as shall not exceed the sum of
forty cents per acre.
For third and final period of ten years,
sum equal TO fifty per centum of the
said taxes, or so much of the said fifty
per ce1ltum as shall not exceed the sum of
twenty-five cents per acre.
PrOUided, That it shall be lawful for the
owner or owners of the said land, after
the same has been so planted for at least
ten years, to thin out and reduce the num-
Der of trees growing thereon to not less
than six hundred to the acre, so long as
no portion of the said land shall be abso-
lutely cleared of the said trees: And pro-
ptded also, That the benefits of this act
shall not be extended to nurserymen or
Others growing trees for sale for future
planting.
SECTION :. The 6Ni, as of for
est or timber land in t.s . -, ..s.s..i..
which has been cleared of me- Hantable
timber, who shall within one ~ lr after
the said land has been so cleared, have
given notice to the commissioners of their
respective counties that the said land Is 10
be maintained in timber, and who shall
maintain upon the said land young forest
or timber trees in sound condition, in
number at least twelve hundred to the
acre, shall, on making due proof thereof,
be entitled to receive, annually, from the
commissioners of their respective couH-
ties, the sums of money mentioned in the
first section of this act: Provided, That
the first period of ten yearsshall he count.
ed from the time that the said land has \
been cleared of merchantable timber, and,
that after the said first period of ten years,
the number of trees upon the said land
may be reduced as in the said first section
is provided.
SECTION 8. Any person or persons who
shall wilfully or carelessly cut bark from,
or otherwise cut, h-:'rn, or injure any tree,
plant, shrub or sprout, planted, growing,
or being on any land of this Common,
wealth, without the consent of the ow
or owners thereof. first had and obtaine,.,
or who, without such consent, shall kin
die, or cause to be kindled, a fire on any
forest CT timber land in this Common
wealth, or who shall carry into or over
any forest or timber land any lighted eau
die, lamp, torch, or other fire. without
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other closed vessel, or who shall discharge
or set off fire works of any kind on said
land, or among the trees thereon, or who
shall wilfully or carelessly burn or fire
upon his or their own land, or that of 9TH
ers, any tree, brush, stubble or other COM
bustible material. whereby fire shall be
communicated to the leaves, brush,
timber upon any forest or timber la
belonging to other parties, shall be
iect to penalty of fifty dollars
otfense, committed with cost OF su
half to go to the party or parties il
and the other half to the school fu
the district in which said offense was
United; Pr0Uided, That if the defend. 4,
or defendants, neglect or refuse to pay at
once the penalty imposed and costs, or
shall not enter sufficient bail for the pay
ment of the Same within ten days, he or
they shall be committed 10 the common
Jail of said county for period of not less
than one day for each dollar of the penalty
imposed: AIsd prOUided, When the penal
ty imposed is above five dollars, the de-
tcndant, or defendants, may enter into
recognizance, with good security, TO an
swer said complaint on a charge of misde-
meanor before the court of quarter ses-
sions of the peace of the county in which
the Offense is committed, which court, ON
conviction of the defendant or defendants
Of tho otfense so charged, and failure TO
pay the penalty imposed by this act with
costs, shall commit said defendant or de-
iondRnts TO the common jail of the county
for period of not less than one day for
each dollar of penalty imposed.
SECTION 4. Any justice of the peace or
upon information or complaint
made before him, by tho affidavit of one
or more persons. OF the violation of this
act by any person or persons, shall issue
his warrant, to any constable, or police 1.
officer, 10 cause such person or persons to-
he arrested and brought before the said
Justice of the peace an alderman, who shall
hear and determine the guilt or innocence
nj tho person or persons so charged, who,
ii convicted OF the said offense, shall he
TO pay the penalty aforesaid.
SECTION 8. TAq commissioners of each
county shall, w1hin one month after the
passage of this 1ct cause the same 10 be
published one or more times IN one news
paper OF general circulation in their re-
spectivs counties,
APPRoVED. The lst day of June. A. ~.
1887. JAMES A. BEAVER 4